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Parliamentary session tasked to elect a new president postponed to August 8

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13-07-2016 | 06:13

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Parliamentary session tasked to elect a new president postponed to August 8

Parliamentary session tasked to elect a new president was postponed on Wednesday to August 8 due to the lack of quorum.

Following the session, Minister of Telecommunication Boutros Harb said that the “political decision to hinder the election of a new president is ongoing,” adding that “history will blame those who hindering the election process.”

On another note, Harb stressed that the country’s financial status that Minister of Finance Ali Hassan Khalil “is not surprising.”

For his part, Lebanese Forces MP Georges Adwan demanded to refer next year’s Budget to the government to be ratified before September.

Lebanon has been plunged into a presidential vacuum since the mandate of president Michel Sleiman ended in May 2014 without the election of a successor.

Deep disputes between rival political parties have thwarted the election sessions.

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